THYROID-ASSOCIATED OPHTHALMOPATHY WITH SUSPECTED SECONDARY GLAUCOMA
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چکیده
Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is a thyroid hormone imbalance thatmanifests in the eye. The most common TAO Grave’s Disease. could increase theintraocular pressure and cause glaucoma optic neuropathy therefore secondaryglaucoma happen.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jurnal Kedokteran
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2527-7154', '2301-5977']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29303/jku.v11i2.711